orients its location or movement on intelligence (b) Types of security missions. objectives. For a detailed discussion of recon- 1. Advance guard. An advance naissance and security missions, see FM 17-1. guard is a security force, prima- (1) Reconnaissance definitions, missions, rily offensive in nature, which and fundamentals. operates to the front of a moving (a) Reconnaissance. Reconnaissance is force to insure its uninterrupted the directed effort in the field to col- advance and to protect it from lect information of the enemy and enemy surprise attack by defeatthe area of operations by ground ing or delaying the enemy within and air means. its capabilities. (b) Types of reconnaissance missions. 2. Flank guard. A flank guard is a 1. Route reconnaissance.
DesignationFM 17-36
EditionOct 1965
StatusSuperseded
Pages285
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)